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Iron County register., 1887-11-03
"RAND'S SODA WATER"
why 1t Took Aunt Jane SO Long to Getthe
Ginger Snaps.

NoluS W tiolU UouhbO "A "a eSAA'
shouted Ted.
won't it be jolly" said Ned.
Ted and Ned lived in the country,
and thought it very good place to
live. But Aunt Jane lived in town,
and they thought that still nicer.
When they arrived there Aunt Jane
took them all about, showing them q
great many interesting things;into some
stores, too, where they thought they
would like to buy every thing they
saw
Last of all, when they were tired
and hot, she took them to a place
where they had some soda water.
The boys thought it the incest thing
that they had ever tasted.
The next day, among the great
sprinkling wagons which went by,
Aunt James house, they saw one with
great letters painted on it, and they
spelled: ''Rand's Soda Water
80 Aunt Janer' exclaimed Ted,
.swas it Rand's soda water that we had
yesterday"
"Yes," said Aunt Jane. Then she
went out of the room.
s'It's great shame to water streets
with such good stuff" said Ned.
s'I should think so," said Ted.
"Don't you s'pose we could get a
littlep" asked Ned. "a glass or two
wouldn't make bit of difference
when they're throwing so much away"
Z ..And then we shouldn't have to pay
five cents for it, said Ted.
s.Let's try" said Ned. "There come5
another one."
eyes, see!" said Ted. "'Rand's Soda
Water"
Both got glass and ran out.
.'Now we must drink it up quick"
said Ted.
Eyes, before it stops foaming'
They ran into the stream of the
sprinkling- as it passed, and by
getting their clothes pretty wet man
aged to get foaming glassfull.
.tDrink-quick!'' cried Ted.
And they drank quick, until it was
alm-st all gone.
.Is-nI lsp-'' said Ned.
t.-lendid!" said Ted.
But they said it because they were
all ready to say it.
'I-don't know as it's SO dreadful
good, after ALL" said Ned, making a
face.
'.Nor I either" said Ted, making
another.
''Tisn't half so sweet as that in the
store" said Ned.
''Nor so pink" said Ted.
Ned looked at what was left in his
glass.
1t had rather yellow, muddy look.
He tasted it and made worse face.
'.Aunt jane" said Ted, as they went
into the house. ''that soda water in the
carts isn't half so nice as that in the
store"
.How do you knowp" she asked.
"'Cause we tasted"
"That isn't soda water" she said
cit is an advertisement to tell people
where they can get it.
Then she went to the pantry and
stayed there little while. When she
came back she gave them some ginger
snaps to take away the taste. And
Ned wondered why it took her SO long
to get them.
But neither Ned nor Ted ever knew
that she had stayed to have a good
laugh all by herself-Sydney Dayre,
in Our Little Ones.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
THE KEY FAMILY.

Sketch of tho Author Of the Star-Spangled
Banner and His Ancestry.
Francis Scott Key was born in Fred
erick County on August 1, 1879. and
died in Baltimore January II. 1843.
His grandfather was Philip Key, an
English nobleman of great wealth,
who settled in St Mary's County. the
first seat of government in the latter
part of the sixteenth century, and was
made Lord High Sheriff of the Colo
MES Here he built his beautiful
home, Wolf Holdes," and lived in
Iron County register., 1887-11-03

1t is calculated that during the
last twelve months the people of this
country have individually and several
ly put their tongues out l, 9 6S, $40. 600
times to moisten the postage stamps
for the billions of letters and millions
of papers, periodicals and parcels that
are carried and delivered by the gov
ernment. And yet forty-fve years ago
there wasn't postage stamp in the
United States.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03

The latest fad in France is to Ego
ballooning" Ascending high noun
tains is getting to be too slow. As a
proof the following dialogue was heard
on the boulevard the other day: Il see
you know that gentleman-you bowed
to him?" ''Yes, we met the other day
in the air. His balloon was going in
the same direction as ours, and my
friend Jovis gave an introduction.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03

An automatic damper regulator
for steam heating boilers, in use to
some extent in England. gets its regu-
lating power from the temperature Of
the water circulating in the pipes. A
copper rod of considerable length ex-
tends through one of the pipes. and
this by its expansion and contraction
opens and closes the damper through
suitable multiplying mechanism.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03

Miss Wilkes. of Washington square.
New York, was literally frightened 10
death at North Conway, N. H.. the
other day. She was out driving and
the horses ran away, she remaining in
the carriage. After she was rescued
she lived but half an hour. the FRIGHT
having caused the bursting of q blood
vessel. S4oo3
Iron County register., 1887-11-03

Montreal is borrowing $500, 600
with which to build a permanent dixie
to keep of the spring floods.
Iron County register., 1887-11-03
."Bill," said the Prince, with

Dill, 6dAA t1C i AAhSC, VIII SONG
hesitation, II want to speak to you on
rather delicate subject, and I trust
you won't be offended" .Speak right
out, old boy.'' was Bills hearty re-
joinder. "Well, mother wants to ask
Dirty Dog to dinner, and she was won
dering if he would mind her directing
the note of invitation to Soiled Ca
nine. IN r. Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16
Yorktown CloanningS.

On Saturday evening. June nth, 1887,
at a meeting held at the residence of X.
7. Heming, to make arrangements for a
Fourth of July celebration. MIR. H. A.
Kinley was elected chairman, and H. b.
Herring secretary. On motion it was de-
cided that celebration be held on the
northeast quarter of section 1866.
Committees were appointed aS follows:
Committee on Arrangements. W. O..
Bear, Chas s. RawsOn, T. L. Sturgeon,
L. ]. Fletcher. w. J. Howell. F. w.
Ladd and H. B. Herring
Committee on Amusements, Geo Clark.
Peter Trunk, G. NJ. Carlin, Ed. Hutchin-
son and A. j. Taylor.
Committee on Speaking and Music,
David E. Cole, Emma Glen, H. A. Kin
ley and David Briney
Committee on Finance, j. G. Hedden,
Henry Hull and Frank Rowland.
On motion VIM. J. Howell was elected
Marshal of the Day.
Committees to meet at r. T. Hamings
on Saturday afternoon, June 25th, to
make further arrangements.
H. b. Herring. Secretary.
Weather pleasant in this vicinity.
Crops look well.
w. j. Howell has another well aQger
in running order. All. McCrackin is
running it,
w. H. Hull has been having quite q
time with a boil on the back of his neck.
He was laid up four days.
Messrs. HOyt, Bear DOdd and ". Hal
sey have gone to work on the railroad.
More anon. o. %. ID.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16

The rain Sunday was soaker indeed
Rain, rain, Sunday and Sunday night
all over the county.
Corn is growing fast and never looked
better in any previous year.
Kaub & Smith are receiping weekly
shipments of California Vegetables
Oakley says the land Office is coming
there. Register Beard, of the Wa Keeny
land office. is largely interested in Oakley
now
Syracuse and Kendall. in Hamilton
county. Kansas, are now waging cOun
ty seat warfare. Syracuse is ahead thus
far
A good head of hair is desired by ev-
cry one. Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Remover will restore the hair, if the hair
cells are not closed up.
Art Gentzler and Mr. Balkley are now
canvassing the north part of Logan cOun-
ty for Thomas County Nursery. They
are meeting with good success.
o. B. Kali. editor of the VOltaire News,
was in Colby last week and paid. us a
pleasant call. He edits lively paper.
and booms Voltaire in fine style
MARRIED.-At the residence of the
brides parents. John F. Martin, of Thorn
as county, and Anna Schmoker, of Sher-
man county, on the Goth day of May, 1887.
by Rev. c. Falter.
w. c. Dart, Colby Hardware Compa-
ny's timer, showed us some soldering
wax recently sent from England. 1t is
a new invention. and greatly facilitates
the putting on of solder on all kinds of
tin.
Inflammation of the bowels, DiarrhGa
Dysentarv, Collie, and all kindred diseas-
es are relieved at once by the use Of
BEGGs' DIARRHOEA BALsAM. We guar
antee every bottle to give satisfaction.
DOUGLAS s. WALKER, Druggists.
The following charter has been filed in
the office OF the secretary OF state:
The Thomas County Land and Town
Site company" of Colby. Term. ninety
nine years. Capital stock, $4,000. d.
rectors: d. II. Hull. NJ. s. Budlong. w.
S. Ferguson, A. ]. Eddy, II. B. Stout,
NJ. Donelan, W. w. Walker. G. II. Hy-
att, c. l. Douglas.
For Cooks Land Anchors and Cables
communicate with J. d. Harris, of the
Oberlin Hardware Store. Oberlin, Kans,
for the counties of Thomas, Rawlins,
Sheridan and Decatur. No one else has
a right to collect pay for such work in
those counties except upon his written
order. Communicate with him for such
work.
J. D. Harris is also agent for this land
district for the patent Rundelrs wire
gate. Price. $3.50 for all woods and
irons ready TO receive the wire.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16
AN EPIDEMIC.
A VIOLENT FORM OF CHOLERA MORBUs
AT BELKNAP. Iowa. PROsTRATEs
THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
A Plain Statement of the Facts by q Leading
Merchant Of the Town.
Last summer we had an epidemic in
this community in the form of cholera
morbus. Nearly every man, woman and
child was Frustrated by it, and it seemed
to be very violent form. We tried ev-
cry medicine we had or could find with
out relief went to Ottumwa and Blake,
Bruce & Co., wholesale druggists, advis-
ey me to take home Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy.
I done so and distributed it, and it gave
relief Immediately. 1t worked like mag
ic. l ordered more of the remedy at
once, and sold it during the day at my
store, and at night at my home. sold
as much during the night as did during
the day. The people here cannot say
enough in praise of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea remedy.
j. II. HELLwIG, Merchant,
Belknap, Iowa.
Sold by Douglas & Walker.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16
BALDWIN NEIGHBORHOOD.

Rain. Rain, Rain,
OuI school house is all ready for the
teacher and scholars.
Men from the east report better crops
in Thomas county than many places far
ther east.
DR.. McFall, from Nation. H.. stopped
over with one of his old friends. W. NJ.
Baldwin few days last week. The Doc
tor left for the east well pleased with
Thomas county.
Mr.. Demon is putting wind mill on
his claim.
Mr. Rhodes is having we'll bored on
his presumption.
New potatoes and other garden stuff
is plenty in the neighbOrhOOd.
r. HOckett will soon have mill on
his homestead.
Items are scarce this week.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16
Come via. C,Iby for Burlington. Col

Come via. CJlby for Burlington. Col.
Gents. don't forget your bath to-day
If y0d want insurance, see Frank Pin
greg.
NJ. Donelan is selling out regardless of
cost
Everyone keeps cool at the Palace drug
store.
Try those HEADQUARTERS at P. o.
store.
Standard Bakery has best bread and
cakes
j. W. .Gilmore delivers ice daily in
Colby.
Remember the Commercial when in
Oakley.
W. H. Marble has some choice claims
for sale.
Before you insure see Lessenger &
Mitchell
That tired feeling is relieved instantly
by Moxie.
Yousse's stage line goes to Oberlin
every day.
W. S. Willcoxon has $5,OOO.OO to loan
on chattels.
Fine milk cows for sale be s. YOusse at
o. X. livery barn.
Goodsoe & Co. are making chattel
loans at low rates.
Enquire of Frank Pingree if you want
n,
Full supply of BASE BALLS, BATS,
etc. at p. o. Store.
Pure ice laid down at your door in Col
by by J. w. Gilmore.
If you want to borrow money on land
call on w. H. Marble.
DR.. c. H. Martin wants good girl to
do general house work.
For BASE BALL REGULATIONS of
1887 call at p o. Store.
Meglemre & Marble sell more wind
mills than anybody else.
For ACCOMPLISHMENTS or decided lands
60 to Walker & WillcOXOn.
For cheap hat 60 to Assenmacher &
Co.'S. They are selling at cost.
Buy one of those nice clean gasoline
barrels at the Palace drug store.
No old person can afford to be without
Moxie. It's only 80 cents per quart.
Keep the correct time by buying
watch or clock of G. H. Martin s. Bro.
Farm loans at per cent interest. only
one mortgage, at State Bank of Colby.
Ladies' shoes in great variety and sell
ing for cost, at p. j. Assenmacher & Cos.
Mr. GilmOre's ice wagon makes daily
delivery in Colby. He is the man to buy
Of
you want reliable insurance on your farm
property.
Farm loans at per cent interest. only
one mortgage, at State Bank of Colby.
Go to the Commercial House when in
Oakley. A. 'DevOe, formerly of Colby,
is proprietor.
Ladies' toe slippers 80 cents at P. J.
Assenmacher s. Co.'S.
See that your harness are we'll oiled
Douglas s. Walker will sell you Uncle
Sans harness oil cheap.
Try us for cheap clothing.
p. j. AssENMACHER & Co.
A large stock of mems boots at cost.
Price them at p. J. Assenmacher s. Co.'S.
All those indebted to me will please
call in and settle at once.
NJ. DoNELAN.
McGOnigal has an imported pure bred
POlled Angus bull at the Red Bud ranch
six miles northwest of Colby.
Money to loan on real estate and chat
tells at the lowest rates going. Call and
see us. WALKER s. WILLCOxON.
We invite the public to call and try
glass of Guenthcr's celebrated Chicago
Mead c. II. MARTIN s. Bro
We are prepared to make loans on real
estate in an hours notice. and at the very
lowest rates possible. =
WALKER & WILLcOxON.
Dr.. VIM. J. Conley, who is also drug
gist at Elk Point, Dakota, says: Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy has given the best satisfaction
of any medicine in the marker" Sold
by Douglas s. Walker.
Our customers will please
remember that our terms are
spot cash, but our prices as low
as the lowest.
CHICAGO LUMBER Co.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16
NOTICE.

Martin Bros. are hereby appointed my
exclusive agents for the sale, rent and
management of all my real estate in the
city OF Colby, Thomas county, Kansas,
from and after this date.
r. s. NEWELL.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16
NOConnniSSionS!

On any farm loan contracted for with me
after this date. have determined to do
away with the commission business en-
tirely. Hereafter if you borrow $500
from me you get the full $780, less simply
the expense of recording the mortgage.
now represent four companies with
an aggregate paid-up capital Of over three
million dollars. | can make you any
kind of loan desired. Iguarantee you
the amount of money promised. and on
the day wanted. No delay: no cutting
down Of the size of the loan. offer $50
reward for any loan have ever failed to
make on the day promised and for the
amount promised. am now better pre-
pared than ever for making you farm
loan. If you intend making either a
farm or chattel. loan. come and see me,
and If do not do as well or better by
you than you can do with other parties.
will not ask you to trade with me.
Yours for straight business and honest
dealing. F.C. FINNERrY.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16

Everything pertaining to a first-class
drug store at Douglas & Walkers.
For Burlington town lots see
Weld Bros.
Have prescriptions filed at Douglas &
Walkers. Their drugs are all new and
fresh.
Insure in best companies in Colby.
Perfectly reliable.
LEssENGER & MITCHELL.
Save money by making your
chattel loans of Weld Bros.
Joe always has pleasant smoile for
customers. Call and be convinced
DOUGLAS & WALKER.
Diffendafer & Lee sold one of their
light draft Esterly all steel binders Tues
day to some parties living out north. Its
many points of superiority can only be
appreciated by being seen.
New rates on chattel loans on
best terms at Weld Bros.
Persons wanting freight or goods
brought or taken to Oakley. leave their
orders at City meat market or Noting
hams hardware store.
14-tf RS. MALLORY.
Just received by Meglemre & Marble,
q carload Of harvesting machinery. con-
sisting of DeerinS binders, Deering War
ri0r and Red White and Blue mowers.
hay rakes, &c Binder twine. Call and
examine.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16

If you have boils,
If you are bilious,
If you have fever,
If your head aches.
If you are constipated,
If you have no appetite.
If your digestion is bad,
If your tongue is coated,
If you are thin or nervous,
If your skin is yellow or dry,
If you will try one bottle of
BEGes' BLOOD PrRIFIER AND BLOOD Ma
KER and are not relieved it will cost you
nothing. as We guarantee it to give salts
faction. DOUGLAS & WALKER, Druggists.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16

Colby, May 4, 1887.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-19
WE SHALL MEET IN THAT BEAUTIFUL
LAND.
by NJ. VICTOR srALEY.


Fro long we shall meet I'm that beautiful land
All those who have passed DER the tide
Shall meet and shall know them, TO part never
more.
Safe anchored at last by their side.
O. the thought OF that meeting in bright realms
above,
So grand il seems almost n dreami
There we shall be free from LIES sorrows ana
cares,
And love shall reign ever supreme.
CHORUS.
They are waiting for us ON that ever green
shore
Are waiting 10 welcome us home
Soon Ger the cold tide we shall reach their
loved side,
No more through lifes darkness to roam.
Our bark is now p,owing the rough sea OF life,
While hercely the mad breakers roar;
The rocks OF temptation, the whirlpool OF sin,
Are raging 'twiXt us and the shore.
Yet we will not despair, for now breaks on our
sight
A light from that beautiful land,
A beacon 30 guide us safe over the tide
Heavens port is now almost ut hand.
Soon the dark waves of life will dash DER us no
more,
Soon the waters be peaceful and still
Soon we shall behold that fair land OF bright
flowers,
And quGff from its clear, sparkling rills.
Soon into the "Harbor of Refuge we'll glide,
And our dangerous journey be DER,
And our dearest ones greet us with kindness
and love,
As we land on that beautiful shore.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-19
Country Landlords In Maine.

A characteristic of the Maine country
tavern-keeper is his talent for making
little sleep go long way. No mat
ter how late you arrive, he comes to
the door with his lantern to greet you
and ask you if you have had any sup
per. If you wish to leave at 4 or 3
o'clock in the morning it is the land
lord who raps at your door. In many
Maine towns the stages arrive at irregu-
lar and unreasonable hours. / recently
was guest at a Maine hotel at which
the only stage land that the only con-
nection with the outside worlCh arrived
at / p. ID. and which it left at 3 n. IN.
The landlords whole force consisted of
himself, his wife and his daughter, and
the family seemed to be able to live
without sleep. / remember paying an
other Maine landlord 70 cents for sup
per and lodging, and then asking him
to call me at o. m. to take the stage.
All right" said he, tive got to sit up
till Il o'clock for team, and 1 guess L
won't go to bed at all tonight, so as to
be sure to call you" If that was not
accommodation what was it?-Le,oiS-
tOlUn Me Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-19

"Yes, yes; remember. All this Learned
Mt Lennox, yesterday; l saw the record
of the will, and learned that you had all the
property, because L was held TO be dead,
and you were my sole heir. Last evening
i came to you with my heart full of bitter
ness. L meant TO turn you out, and take
possession of my property. You softened
me, Wellington, by the way that you received
me; you, and your wife, and that blessed
child. Still. / was irresolute. Unable
to sleep, went out in the moonlight, and
visited all the dear old familiar places on
the farm; and / saw the graves of your
dead. Then was decided; my heart was
not hard enough to disturb you. l meant
to 60 in peace, and leave You unmoles,ed.'
Wellington Seymour was completely un-
manned. The tears flowed freely down his
face as held his brothers hands.
"You might have come back and lived
with us, he said.
"You don't know me, brother" said the
dying man. 81 ran away from YOU this
morning because / did not wish TO in lure
you. l am vicious being, dissolute past
all hope of reformation and do you think
i could come and cloud the happiness of
such home as yours? God will be merci-
full to me, brother. He is calling me to a
better home"
For moment he lay silent, with his eyes
closed. Wellington still held his hands,
and sat by him, too full for words.
You know the chestnut tree, WellyP"
said the tramp, opening his eyes. "Yes, of
course; we've dubbed it many time. Last
night i saw IT, and thought that some
time / should like to rest under it. The
time has come sooner than expected. I'm
not tit to sleep beside your dead. Bury me
under the chestnut tree-will you, Welly?"
But, Winnie"
"My last request, brother!"
eyes, WINNIE will.
kiss me, Welly."
The strong man stopped his head the
tears fell from his eyes; the arm of the
poor tramp was thrown about his neck;
and thus, even as in the years long gone
he had fallen to sleep in the embrace of
his brother, did Winfield Seymour enter
into his final rest
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-19
The Thinnest Gold Leaf.

A recent experimenter says that 10y
electroplating a known weight of gold
upon one side of sheet of copper foil
of given dimensions, a coating of gold
may be obtained upon the copper,
whose thickness is readily ascertainable
by simple calculation; then by using
a suitable solvent the copper may be
removed, when the leaf of gold will re-
main intact. After series of careful
experiments he obtained in this way
sheets of gold mounted on glass plates,
which are not more than the 1-40,0
of millimetre in thickness, and he
had some specimens which he believed
were not more than the 100000 of a
millimetre. To give an idea of
its in thickness, or rather thin
ness. it may be said that it is about
1-2OO part of the length of a wave of
light. Taking Sir William Thomp-
sons estimate of the size of the final
molecules, and considering that each
layer of molecules corresponds to one
page of book, the thinnest film would
then make n pamphlet having more
than q hundred pages.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-19
Swift FLYING Birds.

A subject which is exciting some dis
cussion just now in sporting circles is
the relative velocity of fight of birds of
sport. 1t is contended that the driven
partridge, even when assisted by a
strong wind in rear, does not go faster
than forty miles an hosr; that driven
grouse rarely if ever exceeds fifty; and
that both are inferior as regards pace
to a well-trained homing carrier
pigeon, which according to records
can cover sixty miles when backed by
favorable breeze. There is possibly
no accurate way of measuring the
actual speed of either grouse or par
fridge; but the golden plover which is
faster bird than either, may frequent
" be seen to shoot ahead of the fastest
express train, when viewed on paral-
lei course against the horizon. OF
course it Is OF great advantage to young
sportsmen to know the actual speed OF
flight of the bird they mean to bring
down, as they may then aim the requi-
site distance ahead. Old and exper-
fenced gunners do not need to study
such matters, for practice let's them
know the necessary borrow" uner-
ringly.-St. James Gazette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-19
Illimitable i'm Language.

The angels in heaven whose duty it
is to listen to the language of prayer
have another burden to bear. They
must now learn the Czech language,
which has been introduced in q new
Prague synagogue. In America they
have to listen to Hebrew in all its vari-
cites, from nasalized Polish to Sephar-
die, German, English and German
English. 1t is no sine .ure to be an
angel, or remain angelic under these
circumstances.-JetU MESSENGER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-19

SOME Pacific coast statistician has
figured out that if the Chinese nation
was to pass before an observer in single
file the procession would never cease,
for new general on would be coming
on the stage as fast as the procession
moved, which, in the estimation Of the
San Francisco Call, is an argument in
favor of restricting Chinese immigra-
ton